Answer to Question #119799 in Bioinformatics for Enoch Beyoung

Question

Briefly describe SCOP’s protein classification scheme.

Answer 1

SCOP is a system of structural classification of the proteins. The process of classification is associated with several steps. First, the proteins are distributed by classes. Second, they are classified according to the folds present in the structure. Next, the proteins are classified as superfamilies, families, and domains according to their structure classes and folds. As a result, proteins are classified according to their structure and evolutionary conservation and are characterized according to a hierarchy of several levels.